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I am 75 and have carcinoid tumors NET in lungs
Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs) | Last Active: Jun 15 2:19pm | Replies (144)Comment receiving replies
@nannybb Just had a liver debulking with him and was discharged yesterday. Dr Pegna is a top rated oncologist who specializes in Nets. I am lucky to have him in my own town. I changed to Humana insurance from Providence so I could see him.
As a nurse I think healthcare has gone downhill because of many factors, ----money is the top one... ---We do not need insurance companies to dictate where our monies (collected from us through the years) are being spent or to tell us they will decide who we can see and whether or not we are "covered". I do not believe covid had much to do with this it has been a " slow growing tumor "in our system for a while now. Somewhere along the way we lost control of our voices and gave it over to people trying to find any reason to deny us our benefits.. Thats just my two cents on the political money side of things. I am not on any treatment now I will have follow up in a couple weeks so we can move forward.
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@aprils1957 So you are at OSHU with Dr. Pegna. I saw his name when I was looking on a site for best cancer doctors in my area. It was never explained to me the difference between going to an oncologist and going to someone like Dr. Pommier. One is a surgeon, and one deals more with the chemical aspect of healing? I was sent to a pulmonary specialist in the beginning and he was used to insert dye on the tumor before the surgeon operated. I really never had a conversation with him. Quite strange. I was literally told removal of the tumor was the very best way to go. Now that I am seeing Dr. Pommier, he tells me he would have done it all much differently. I completely agree on your take with insurance. I have been with United Healthcare since I started Medicare. I pay a LOT for health insurance. So now that they are telling us who we can see and who we can't, it IS very discouraging. I believed having the "best" (really meaning most expensive) insurance would mean I had personal choices. I think I may have to change insurances in the future as well. Hope you are doing well after your procedure. Thank you for responding.